Author Archives: The Hook

About The Hook

Husband. Father. Bellman. Author of The Bellman Chronicles. Reader of comic books and observer and chronicler of the human condition. And to my wife's eternal dismay, a mere mortal and non-vampire. I'm often told I look like your uncle, cousin, etc. If I wore a hat, I'd hang it on a hat rack in my home in Niagara Falls, Canada. You can call me The Hook, everyone else does.

100 Reasons Life Ain’t So Bad: #89.

Posted on 2024/04/30 by The Hook

#89: One Hit Wonders. They rise to the top of the charts, making the bands and songwriters who brought them to life disgustingly rich. Then those same individuals fail to catch lightning in a bottle twice and vanish. Without a … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons Life Ain’t So Bad: #90

Posted on 2024/04/25 by The Hook

#90: Epic Photo Fails. I have to admit, this one is going to be hard to hit “Publish” on. But I intend to own all aspects of my life – especially my mistakes. Even the unintentional ones. Quick backstory: Years … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons Life Ain’t So Bad: #91

Posted on 2024/04/21 by The Hook

#91: The Weight. That disastrous first date with the girl of your high school dreams during which you threw up on her, that still haunts you in the dead of night. Your childhood ambitions of being Elvis, Taylor Swift, or … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons Life Ain’t So Bad: #92

Posted on 2024/04/14 by The Hook

#92: The Best Job You’ll Ever Have… It’s the defining moment of your life – though you really don’t grasp its full gravity at the time. You’re overcome with joy. Which quickly becomes pride. Which in turn degenerates into trepidation. … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons Life Ain’t So Bad: #93

Posted on 2024/04/11 by The Hook

#93: Another Flavor Of Juice. He was many things to many people: A superstar on the football field, a father and husband off it, an actor, and to the world, a towering, infamous pop culture figure. To me, he was … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons Life Ain’t So Bad: 94

Posted on 2024/04/10 by The Hook

#94: The Waiting Really Is The Hardest Part… So I’m currently sitting at my kitchen table, typing away in a manner that would enrage my high school typing teacher. Then again, she’s dead, so she’s probably more pissed about that … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons Life Ain’t So Bad: #95

Posted on 2024/04/09 by The Hook

#95: When The Sizzle Appears To Be More Than The Steak. It was a once-in-a-lifetime (unless you have a fountain of youth in your backyard) celestial event that plunged my hometown of Niagara Falls and and various parts of the … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons Life Ain’t So Bad: #96

Posted on 2024/04/06 by The Hook

#96: Phoning It In. As you may or may not be aware, I am a Bell Captain at the circus hotel I have labored at for the last 24 years. Yes. I am actually “Captain Hook”. Shut up. As such, … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons Life Ain’t So Bad: #97

Posted on 2024/04/05 by The Hook

#97: Growing Old. Okay, so bones become brittle, hairlines recede, eyesight weakens, and a million other physical and mental challenges can present themselves… But so what? You’ve survived! Do you know how rare that is – especially in this day … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons Life Ain’t So Bad: #98

Posted on 2024/04/04 by The Hook

#98: An Overpriced Beverage. I’m the first to admit, life’s been a bit bumpy these days – sort of like taking a voyage on the Titanic if it were sailing across a sea of nitroglycerin. But we all have those … Continue reading →

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